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Here's a list of what back catalogue titles realy outclass there DVD counterparts by miles in my view that i have seen.

Black Rain
Blade Runner
Boogie Nights
Braveheart
Casino
Cast Away
Children of Men
Dark City
Dawn of The Dead (1978)
The Departed
Dogma
Donnie Brasco
The Fifth Element (always a nice fun film to show your set up with)
Forest Gump
The Godfather Trilogy (THE BIGGEST MUST OWN ON BLU-RAY!)
Groundhog Day
Heat
L.A Confidential
Misery
Officespace
Patton (It has bad DNR but still looks a lot better than the DVD)
Raging Bull
Repulsion
Requiem For A Dream
The Shawshank Redemption (Another must own)
The Shinning
A Time To Kill
Unforgiven
The Untouchables
The Wild Bunch

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I didn't really think all that much of this Blu-ray release until I dropped in the first DVD from Anchor Bay's four-disc Ultimate Edition from a few years back. The difference between this 1080p presentation and the upscaled Divimax release is dramatic. The flourescent hues of the stage blood leap off the screen, and the image is drastically crisper and far better defined than any previous release. The edge enhancement that crept into the DVD is largely wiped away, and the very healthy bitrate of the AVC encoding helps stave off any sign of compression artifacting.

I'd bet most kneejerk reactions to this Blu-ray release of Dawn of the Dead are going to range anywhere from indifferent to hesitantly positive. Taken purely on its own, the movie just looks alright in high definition, not managing to impress or disappoint to any great extent. Still, a direct comparison reveals a very substantial improvement over the most recent DVD release. I believe there's room for even further improvement if Anchor Bay were to retransfer the film for another special edition down the road, but as long as Dawn of the Dead's rabid legion of fans go in with reasonable expectations, I think most of them will walk away pleased.